Left alone or not?

[Bald Carl]

It will always be part of human nature to have individuals with natural leadership tendencies who will always have the desire to control.

Before there was a single government on our island, it was split into feudal entities which constantly traded, argued and fought with each other.

I see no reason why this would change. A controlling individual / group could come from any background - government, police, military, criminal, industrial etc.